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| Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson; narrated by Jesse Bernstein, Ramon de Ocampo, and Maxwell GlickJuvenile Fiction: By the time they reach 6th grade, classmates Topher, Steve, and Brand have been taught by all kinds of teachers, but they've never had one quite like Ms. Bixby. She's one of "the Good Ones," the kind of teacher who really understands. When Ms. Bixby has to leave the school to start cancer treatments (sooner than expected), the three boys band together to cut class, sneak into the hospital, and give their teacher the kind of send-off she deserves. Topher, Steve, and Brand (distinctly voiced by the narrators) take turns describing their offbeat (and not entirely legal) plan, as well as the different ways in which Ms. Bixby changed their lives. |
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| The Muse by Jessie Burton; narrated by Bahni Turpin and Maria Elena InfantinoAdult Fiction: An aspiring writer, Odelle Bastien arrives in London from Trinidad in the 1960s. Though literary success eludes her, she finds a job as a typist in a posh art gallery, where she becomes the protégée of eccentric Marjorie Quick. Thirty years earlier, painter Olive Schloss is living in Spain with her Viennese art dealer parents when she meets Teresa and Isaac Robles, half-siblings who will change her life forever. Connecting Odelle's and Olive's stories is a mysterious painting whose secrets are gradually revealed in this intricately plotted novel of intrigue. The Muse's complex female characters, strong atmosphere, and sparkling prose may appeal to fans of Dominic Smith's The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. |
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| The Reader by Traci Chee; narrated by Kim Mai GuestJuvenile Fiction: The flat, hard package was the only thing Sefia saved after her father's horrific murder, and she's protected it, unopened, for years, hiding in the wilderness of Kelanna and learning survival skills from her wily aunt Nin. But now Nin has been kidnapped, and Sefia needs clues, so she opens the package and finds a dangerous, highly illegal object: a book. Her discovery kicks off a powerful, multi-layered tale of vicious assassins, unexpected allies, and hidden powers, effectively portrayed by narrator Kim Mai Guest. This debut, which is the 1st in a series, ends in a cliffhanger that will leave you eager for volume 2. |
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| Darktown: A Novel by Thomas Mullen; narrated by André Holland Adult Fiction: It's 1948: Atlanta's eight new African American police officers have severe restrictions (no driving a police car, no entering police headquarters, no policing white parts of town, etc.), and they face hostility from their white colleagues as well as distrust from their own community. One night on their beat, officers Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith see a white man driving a car erratically with a young African American woman inside. When the woman is found dead, the men investigate despite the risk to their careers and maybe their lives. Blending history with mystery, this gritty 1st in a planned new series has already been optioned for TV. Publishers Weekly and AudioFile both praise actor André Holland's evocative and steady narration. |
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